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MLS - Week 32 of 35

Whitecaps Most Important Games

The Most Important Games for the Whitecaps are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Whitecaps final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Whitecaps fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.

Whitecaps Most Important Games
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Game
Winner
Whitecaps Resultant Playoff Probabilities
Conference Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
1*
First Round Bye and Second Round
Home Field Advantage
2*
First Round Bye and Second Round
Home Field Advantage
3*
First Round Bye and Second Round
Home Field Advantage
4*
First Round Bye and Second Round
Home Field Advantage
5**
First Round Bye
6**
First Round Bye
7**
First Round Bye
8***
First Round Home Field
Advantage
9 10
Whitecaps
(11‑10‑9)

vs
D.C. United
(9‑13‑9)
84 Whitecaps Wins 1% 8% 14% 16% 16% 17% 13% 8% 5% 1%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
D.C. United Wins X 1% 4% 7% 11% 14% 14% 18% 14% 17%
Galaxy
(8‑11‑10)

vs
Timbers
(11‑11‑9)
8 Galaxy Wins 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 17% 13% 12% 7% 8%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Timbers Wins 1% 5% 10% 13% 13% 15% 13% 12% 11% 8%
Minnesota United
(9‑11‑10)

vs
EarthquakesEarthquaks
(10‑10‑11)
5 Minnesota United Wins 1% 6% 10% 13% 15% 16% 13% 11% 8% 8%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins 1% 5% 10% 12% 13% 15% 13% 12% 10% 8%
Nashville SC
(12‑9‑8)

vs
Sounders
(12‑9‑9)
5 Nashville SC Wins 1% 5% 11% 13% 14% 15% 12% 11% 9% 8%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Sounders Wins 1% 5% 8% 11% 14% 17% 15% 12% 9% 8%
St. Louis CITY SC
(16‑10‑5)

vs
Sporting KC
(10‑13‑8)
5 St. Louis CITY SC Wins X 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 14% 12% 9% 7%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Sporting KC Wins 2% 5% 10% 13% 14% 15% 12% 11% 10% 9%
Rapids
(4‑15‑11)

vs
Austin FC
(9‑13‑8)
3 Rapids Wins 1% 5% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 7%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Austin FC Wins 1% 5% 10% 12% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 9%
Dynamo
(12‑11‑7)

vs
FC Dallas
(10‑10‑10)
2 Dynamo Wins 1% 5% 9% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
FC Dallas Wins 1% 6% 11% 12% 12% 15% 13% 11% 10% 9%
LAFC
(12‑9‑9)

vs
Real Salt Lake
(12‑11‑7)
2 LAFC Wins 1% 5% 11% 14% 15% 15% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Current Probabilities 1% 6% 10% 13% 14% 16% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Real Salt Lake Wins 1% 7% 9% 11% 12% 17% 14% 12% 9% 8%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • *   denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • **  denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
  • *** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs